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Megan Normandin is a Literature and Creative Writing teacher at Fitchburg High School and an adjunct instructor at Fitchburg State University. She has been featured in the UMass literary magazine, Jabberwocky, and has performed her poetry at the Community Poetry Cafe in Fitchburg, Boston Poetry Slam in Cambridge, and Moonlighting: A Queer Open Mic in Jamaica Plain. Megan lives in Woburn with her partner, Erika, two kids and one dog.

By State Senator Patricia Jehlen

Many of the bills I file are based on local people’s experiences and local needs. In November, Peter DeMarco wrote a moving and disturbing Globe Magazine account, Losing Laura, of his wife’s death from an asthma attack while trying to get into the Somerville Hospital Emergency Department.

Arrests:
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Jeff Bosquet, of 387 Ferry St., Everett, April 29, 8:30 a.m., arrested at Mystic Ave. on a charge of shoplifting by asportation.

Paul Phaneuf, of 59 Marlboro, Woburn, April 30, 12:57 a.m., arrested at Josephine Ave. on warrant charges of felony nighttime breaking and entering and larceny over $1200.

On Saturday, May 11, more than 300 youth and adults are expected at the 13th Annual Somerville Youth Peace Conference at the Somerville High School, 81 Highland Ave., from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

An estimated $900,000 available for historic resources and open space/recreation land projects

Applications for this coming fiscal year’s Community Preservation Act (CPA) funds as well as the fiscal year 2020 Community Preservation Plan, which sets the funding allocations and priorities for the year, are now available.

Additional events planned for Ball Square and Winter Hill

Join the Somerville Arts Council and the Somerville Flea for a roaming series of three night markets that will take place throughout the city between May and July. The after-hours pop-up markets will feature live music as well as artisan and vintage vendors, and more, in Union Square, Ball Square, and Winter Hill.

VOX POP Opening Week has finally arrived and we are super excited to share many upcoming events and activities with you. VOX POP is a pop up community, media & arts space that is the result of a collaboration between Federal Investment Realty Trust (FRIT) the property developer and owner of Assembly Row and SMC the non-profit community media center based out of Union Square. We are very honored to have such overwhelming support for this first of its kind space and SMC is thrilled to curate the best experiences for our community. Some of these events are co-organized by our members and community partners!

Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone & City Council President and Ward 7 Councilor Katjana Ballantyne, in partnership with MarKa, LLC, invite you to an Informational Meeting on Powderhouse School Park on Monday, May 6, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., at the West Somerville Neighborhood School Cafeteria, 177 Powder House Blvd. Project staff will provide an update and construction schedule for the new park that is being constructed as part of the redevelopment of the former Powder House Community School site.

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By Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone

Right now, we’re in the middle of SustainaVille Week – Somerville’s weeklong Earth Day. Now in its third year, the week’s activities focus on concrete actions we can take to reduce our carbon footprint and ways to make our city a greener place to live. Already this week we’ve planted trees, had an early celebration for the start of Bike Month in May, and toured homes where residents have made both big and small energy saving changes.

With all of the police activity going on in the area because of the manhunt for the bank robbery suspect,  Officer Mark McLaughlin knew some of the students in after school programs would be nervous after the incident yesterday morning. He joined students from the Kennedy school for a game of hoops to ease some of the tension felt yesterday.

Thank you Officer McLaughlin, for looking out for our Somerville students. We are sure the students appreciated your presence on the court.